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Sometimes when you’re invested in a project you fail to notice things that turn out to be significant. Researchers in the Rice lab of chemist and bioengineer Jeffrey Hartgerink had just such an experience with the hydrogels they developed as a synthetic scaffold to deliver drugs and encourage the growth of cells and blood vessels for new tissue.

Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have established that collagen derived from fish scales could be effective for various biomedical applications such as wound healing.

Negative pressure wound therapy is a medical procedure in which a vacuum dressing is used on the surface of the wound which heals the acute, chronic and burn wounds. Negative pressure wound therapy is used treatment of various medical conditions such as diabetic ulcers, venous ulcers, arterial ulcers etc.

Researchers at NUI Galway-based Curam will partner with five other European institutions to develop new advanced therapies and technologies in skin regeneration for the treatment of burns and chronic wounds.

SANUWAVE Health, Inc., an emerging medical technology company focused on the development and commercialization of noninvasive, biological response activating devices in regenerative medicine, announces the publication of research that investigated the use of the dermaPACE® System in the treatment of Venous Leg Ulcers (VLU) in a case study series.

The term “social determinants of health” (SDOH) is inescapable in the healthcare industry. But despite the ubiquity of the term, integrating SDOH into front-line medical care remains largely out of reach.

Few creatures, aside from humans, have the ability to reshape the world in which they live. The humble earthworm is one such example. As a “terrestrial engineer,” it tunnels through and aerates the soil, incorporating organic matter along the way and benefiting nearby plants.

Manufacturers are developing a wide range of products, like scalpels and pads to treat minor wounds. Innovative plans are underway to entice customers into knowing more about these products. The worldwide industry is segmented into products, end-users, and geographies.

The usual strategy in aged care is to have care workers provide the basics, such as showering or assisting with meals, but they have a key role to play in wound prevention, said Hayley Puckeridge, Uniting wound clinical nurse consultant. She called on aged care organizations to empower their care staff because they are critical to observing skin integrity issues as they saw residents at their most vulnerable including when naked.